OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10590, 26 February 1900, Page 3

OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB.

(P-U-SS ASSOCIATION TEXJEORAM.) AUCTTI.a.mU, February 24. For the third day of the above meeting tho sum of £2446 10s passed through the totelisator in 10s tickets, making £7750- for the meeting. The weather was perfect, and about 4009 -persons were present. Results:—President* Handicap Trot, of 30 soys; one mile and a half—Popinjay 1, Block Bess 2, Darkie 3; time, 4min 30sec; dividend, £16 2s. Epsom Stakes Handicap, of 20 soys; five furlongs— Fairy Tale 1, Moss RoSe 2, Miss Lane 3; time, lmin Bsec; dividend, £2 2s. Criterion Trot Handicap, of 60 soys; one mile and a half—Uric 1, Fibre 2, Patron 3; time, -.n-nr, 35_sec; dividend, £5 12s. Welcome Stakes Handicap, of 35 soys; six furlongs—Lady Howitzer 1, Fairy Tale % -Mora 3; time, lmin 2€eec; dividend, 15s. Class Trot Handicap, of 60 soys; two miles—Bob had a walk over. Hurdle Race Handicap, of 35 soys; one mile and a half—Little Tom 1, The Flower 2, time, 3min ssec; dividend, £1 ss. .Richmond Domain Handicap Trot, of 35. .50v5; one mile —Hard Case 1, Woitekauri 2, Fibre 3; time, 2min 44sac; dividend,-£4 10s.- Franklin Handicap, of 25 *ovs; five furlongs—Nora 1, Lady Howitzer.-2, Moss Rose 3; time, lmin 6sec; dividend, £5165. F. Murfitt, the rider of Patron in 4he Criterion Trot, waa disqualified for twelve months for striking and interfering with Bird, the driver of Victory, in the race. The protest against Cleveland, by the owner of Empraa*, in tha Scteond Horn*** Trot, sun

on Wednesday last, was dismissed, but it being shown m evidence Cleveland had been trained by another -unregistered trainer, the hbrso was disqualified. An appeal is lodged and the stakes and totalisator money impounded till the decision of" the Trotting Association becomes known.